California's Criminal Justice System
California's Criminal Justice System

Author: Christine Gardiner

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9781531004958

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California¿s Criminal Justice System, Third Edition, shares the history, purpose, structure, and procedures of California¿s criminal justice system. It begins with conversations about the state of crime in California, the demographics of crime, and the practices of legislative actions and direct democracy in creating state laws. The book includes discussions of criminal justice policies as well as criminal justice institutions such as policing, courts, corrections, and the juvenile justice system. Each chapter is authored by an expert in the field and highlights some of the current issues, challenges, and controversies facing California¿s criminal justice system. The authors also highlight some of the current criminal justice policies and controversies within the state, including gun policy, sex crime policy, drug policy, capital punishment, realignment, gangs, and victims¿ rights. In addition, the authors include discussions on a variety of different employment opportunities related to criminal justice and the occupational outlook for these positions. This text is appropriate for undergraduate students in introductory courses on criminal justice, law, and government, and can be used either as a supplemental text or as a stand-alone resource for students.

Out-of-Control Criminal Justice
Out-of-Control Criminal Justice

Author: Daniel P. Mears

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-09-28

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 110716169X

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This book shows how to reduce out-of-control criminal justice and create greater public safety, justice, and accountability at less cost.

California Criminal Law and Procedure
California Criminal Law and Procedure

Author: William Raymond

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780827379404

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For anyone working within the California justice system -- attorneys, paralegals, court reporters, and law enforcement officials -- this book is an invaluable on-the-job reference. It's also a good research tool for anyone who wants to learn more about California criminal law and procedure. For attorneys practicing outside of California, this book is the perfect alternative to expensive and voluminous treatises.

States of Delinquency
States of Delinquency

Author: Miroslava Chavez-Garcia

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2012-02-21

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 0520951557

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This unique analysis of the rise of the juvenile justice system from the nineteenth to twentieth centuries uses one of the harshest states—California—as a case study for examining racism in the treatment of incarcerated young people of color. Using rich new untapped archives, States of Delinquency is the first book to explore the experiences of young Mexican Americans, African Americans, and ethnic Euro-Americans in California correctional facilities including Whittier State School for Boys and the Preston School of Industry. Miroslava Chávez-García examines the ideologies and practices used by state institutions as they began to replace families and communities in punishing youth, and explores the application of science and pseudo-scientific research in the disproportionate classification of youths of color as degenerate. She also shows how these boys and girls, and their families, resisted increasingly harsh treatment and various kinds of abuse, including sterilization.

The Criminal Justice System
The Criminal Justice System

Author: Michael K. Hooper

Publisher: Salem Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 1107

ISBN-13: 9781682173107

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Offers clear, comprehensive and authoritative treatment of all aspects of the criminal justice system. The Criminal Justice System, completely updated, covers the most important aspects of criminal justice in the United States. It details the commission and frequency of crimes through the investigation, apprehension, prosecution, and punishment of wrongdoers.

Punishing Poverty
Punishing Poverty

Author: Christine S. Scott-Hayward

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2019-09-24

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0520970497

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Most people in jail have not been convicted of a crime. Instead, they have been accused of a crime and cannot afford to post the bail amount to guarantee their freedom until trial. Punishing Poverty examines how the current system of pretrial release detains hundreds of thousands of defendants awaiting trial. Tracing the historical antecedents of the US bail system, with particular attention to the failures of bail reform efforts in the mid to late twentieth century, the authors describe the painful social and economic impact of contemporary bail decisions. The first book-length treatment to analyze how bail reproduces racial and economic inequality throughout the criminal justice system, Punishing Poverty explores reform efforts, as jurisdictions begin to move away from money bail systems, and the attempts of the bail bond industry to push back against such reforms. This accessibly written book gives a succinct overview of the role of pretrial detention in fueling mass incarceration and is essential reading for researchers and reformers alike.

Mass Incarceration on Trial
Mass Incarceration on Trial

Author: Jonathan Simon

Publisher: The New Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1595587691

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Mass Incarceration on Trial examines a series of landmark decisions about prison conditions-culminating in Brown v. Plata, decided in May 2011 by the U.S. Supreme Court-that has opened an unexpected escape route from this trap of "tough on crime" politics. This set of rulings points toward values that could restore legitimate order to American prisons and, ultimately, lead to the demise of mass incarceration. This book offers a provocative and brilliant reading to the end of mass incarceration.

California Criminal Defense Practice
California Criminal Defense Practice

Author: Michael L. Millman

Publisher: International Institute of Technology, Incorporated

Published: 1997-03-06

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780820511719

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Through every step of a criminal action, defense-oriented guidance from top litigators lets you build a winning case. Offers the best comprehensive coverage available of California criminal law & procedure. 7 Volumes; Looseleaf; updated with revisions.

Locking Up Our Own
Locking Up Our Own

Author: James Forman, Jr.

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2017-04-18

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0374712905

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTON ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWS' 10 BEST BOOKS LONG-LISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST, CURRENT INTEREST CATEGORY, LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZES "Locking Up Our Own is an engaging, insightful, and provocative reexamination of over-incarceration in the black community. James Forman Jr. carefully exposes the complexities of crime, criminal justice, and race. What he illuminates should not be ignored." —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative "A beautiful book, written so well, that gives us the origins and consequences of where we are . . . I can see why [the Pulitzer prize] was awarded." —Trevor Noah, The Daily Show Former public defender James Forman, Jr. is a leading critic of mass incarceration and its disproportionate impact on people of color. In Locking Up Our Own, he seeks to understand the war on crime that began in the 1970s and why it was supported by many African American leaders in the nation’s urban centers. Forman shows us that the first substantial cohort of black mayors, judges, and police chiefs took office amid a surge in crime and drug addiction. Many prominent black officials, including Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry and federal prosecutor Eric Holder, feared that the gains of the civil rights movement were being undermined by lawlessness—and thus embraced tough-on-crime measures, including longer sentences and aggressive police tactics. In the face of skyrocketing murder rates and the proliferation of open-air drug markets, they believed they had no choice. But the policies they adopted would have devastating consequences for residents of poor black neighborhoods. A former D.C. public defender, Forman tells riveting stories of politicians, community activists, police officers, defendants, and crime victims. He writes with compassion about individuals trapped in terrible dilemmas—from the men and women he represented in court to officials struggling to respond to a public safety emergency. Locking Up Our Own enriches our understanding of why our society became so punitive and offers important lessons to anyone concerned about the future of race and the criminal justice system in this country.